Dollar holds up, ruble rebounds The Times Of India TOKYO: The dollar held steady in Asia Tuesday after sliding on a rebound in oil prices, while the Russian ruble bounced back after its biggest one-day fall in 16 years. | In Tokyo, the greenback fetched 118.44 yen, against 118.40 yen in New York. | The euro eased to $1.2464 from $1.2469, while it wa...
Australian dollar recovers from sharp early fall Canberra Times The Australian dollar edged slightly lower on Thursday, after retracting most of its sharp early drop on signs from the US Federal Reserve that it would start lifting interest rates as early as April next year. | In late local trade the Aussie was fe...
Aussie dollar falls to new low after Fed meeting Sydney Morning Herald The Australian dollar has fallen to a new four-and-a-half-year low after the US central bank issued a more upbeat assessment of the US economy. | On 7am Sydney time on Thursday, the local currency was trading at 81.11 US cents,down from 81.51 cents o...
Aussie dollar falls to new low after Fed meeting Canberra Times The Fed's optimistic comments about the US economy strengthened the greenback against the Aussie. | The Australian dollar has fallen to a new four-and-a-half-year low after the US central bank issued a more upbeat assessment of the US economy. | On 7...
Russian rouble strengthens vs dollar in volatile trade Reuters MOSCOW Dec 17 (Reuters) - Russia's rouble strengthened in early trade after opening sharply weaker, but trade was volatile, with the market nervous after heavy losses in recent days. | At 0738 GMT, the rouble was around 0.7 percent stronger against t...
Australian dollar hit by erratic trade Sydney Morning Herald The Australian dollar traded erratically on Wednesday, pushed down to US82.64¢ by lower-than-expected China inflation data, before hitting US83.17¢ in the afternoon. | ANZ senior foreign exchange strategist Daniel Been said the US Federal R...
Economists tip Reserve Bank to favour US80c for Australian dollar Canberra Times "If US85¢ was a fair value this time last year, a fair value this time around is probably less than US80¢.": Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Saul Eslake said. Photo: Louie Douvis | The Reserve Bank, which on Tuesday signalled its belief the...
Australian dollar sinks on weak economic growth Canberra Times The Australian dollar hit a low of 83.92 US cents - its lowest level since July 2010 - soon after economic growth figures were released at 1130 AEDT. | The Australian dollar has sunk below 84 US cents for the first time since 2010 as disappointing ec...
Dollar holds up, ruble rebounds The Times Of India TOKYO: The dollar held steady in Asia Tuesday after sliding on a rebound in oil prices, while the Russian ruble bounced back after its biggest one-day fall in 16 years. | In Tokyo, the greenback fetched 118.44 yen, against 118.40 yen in New York. | T...
BJP banks on Modi to swing the tide in its favour in Kolkata's KMC elections The Times Of India KOLKATA: The West Bengal unit of BJP has decided to hold a rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds in February that will be addressed by Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi, in its bid to wrest the Kolkata Municipal Corporation when polls are held in April. A senior BJP leader admitted in private that they were banking heavily on Modi to kick of the campaign ...
Ruble slides to new low, Wall St. looking down STL Today FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Market participants were transfixed Tuesday by a stunning slide in the Russian ruble that presented President Vladimir Putin with one of the biggest challenges of his 15-year rule. | The currency, under pressure from lower oil prices and Western sanctions over Moscow's conflict with Ukraine, fell an astonishing 20 percen...
